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Well now, if you'd taken a tour of lighthouses on the Oregon coast like I did last month, you'd have learned that some early lighthouses used lard to fuel their lamps. Perhaps coal oil or kerosene came later.

We were shown a beautiful copper tub made in the Midwest in the 19th century, where it was loaded up with lard and shipped to Oregon. Sorry, I didn't take a picture.

Larry

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It shouldn't be too surprising. Candles have been made from lard, probably back to prehistoric times.

Incidently sometimes you see antique signs for business which make candles and soap. This is because both use animal fat.

Gil

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